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Compendium of the World’s Passenger Ships
My blog contains mini-histories and photos of 2200 ships loaded in a random order. It is a data listing of liners, ferries, cruise and troop ships; every passenger carrying ship over 10000 tons dating from 1858 to the newbuilds of today.
Tag Archives: royal Mail Line
No.469 Highland Monarch launched in 1928
14,137grt for Nelson Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Scrapped in Dalmuir 1960 Images from John Gibbard at Tilbury July 1959
No.471 Highland Chieftain launched in 1928
14,131grt for Nelson Line for Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Calpean Star 1959 Calpe Shipping Sank off Montevideo 1960 Image attribution: Gilberto Hornstein & Hvalfangstmuseet Sandefjord Shown in RML colours discharging meat at Z … Continue reading
No.482 Highland Brigade launched in 1928
14,131grt Nelson Line for Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Henrietta 1959 John S Latsis Marianna 1960 John S Latsis IMO: 5223578 Scrapped in Kaohsiung 1965 Image attribution: Fotoflite, John Gibbard & Rich Turnwald Collection
No.485 Highland Hope launched 1929
14,129grt for Nelson Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Aground on Farilhoes rocks, off the Portuguese mainland, in January 1930 The 3rd photo is the class of 5 ships when in Royal Mail colours – incorporated in 1932.
No.493 Highland Princess launched in 1929
14,128grt Nelson Line from Harland & Wolff, Belfast Incorporated into Royal Mail Line in 1932 Marianna 1959 John S Latsis Slapy 1960 Czechoslovak Ocean Guanghua 1960 Chinese Republic IMO: 5136983 Scrapped 1981 Some 1959 images from John Gibbard
Posted in ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged China, Guanghua, Highland Princess, John S Latsis, Marianna, Nelson Line, royal Mail Line, Slapy
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No.552 Highland Patriot launched 1931
14,130grt for Nelson Line by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Taken over by Royal Mail in 1932 Torpedoed by U 38 off Bishop Rock 1940
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Tagged Bishop Rock, Highland Patriot, Nelson Line, royal Mail Line, torpedoed, U38
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No.240 Almanzora launched in 1914
16,034grt for Royal Mail Lines by Harland & Wolff, Belfast Scrapped in Blyth 1948
Posted in Emigrant Ship, ocean liner, passenger liner, passenger ship, troopship
Tagged Almanzora, Blefast, Blyth, Harland & Wolff, royal Mail Line
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No.181 Demerara launched in 1911
11,484grt for Royal Mail Lines from Harland & Wolff, Belfast 1st July 1917 torpedoed off La Rochelle but reached port and repaired Scrapped in Japan 1933 Image attribution: https://benjidog.co.uk
Posted in passenger liner, passenger ship, Passenger/Cargo, troopship
Tagged Demerara, Harland & Wolff, Japan, La Rochelle, royal Mail Line
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The World's Passenger Ships 